Alice Hoffman is the New York Times bestselling author of Practical Magic, which inspired the cult-classic film by the same name starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.

In this week’s episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, the New York native joins Roxanne to discuss witches, feminism, family secrets, and her latest book, The Rules of Magic. The book which is set in New York City in the sixties is a prequel to Practical Magic andwas picked by Reese Witherspoon for her October 2017 Book Club read. The actress and book lover described the story as “full of magic, love, family, heartbreak and redemption.”

When asked what attracted her to witches and magic, Alice Hoffman reveals how she grew up reading fairy tales, folk tales and myths. “What you read as a child influences who you become as a writer and who you become as a person. For me, it’s not a choice. Magic and literature are just wound together…braided together…they exist together. I always feel like realism is the new kid on the block and that literature is magic.”

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Linda SullivanPostedDecember 7, 20178:55 pm

Thanks for talking with Alice Hoffman my favorite writer/I love how she uses words and never thought I would like magical realism until I read her books. Hoping she will come to RJ’s soon as I have been to all her previous events.

Just a suggestion: it would be great if you could do a podcast with Dolly Parton /she also has a book giveaway similar to Read to Grow which she gives books to children and has written a children’s book I believe/I think it would be an awesome talk/thanks